β-Lactamases:: Protein evolution in real time

被引:82
作者
Petrosino, J [1 ]
Cantu, C
Palzkill, T
机构
[1] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Program Struct & Computat Biol & Mol Biophys, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Biochem, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0966-842X(98)01317-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The evolution and spread of bacteria resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics has progressed at an alarming rate. Bacteria may acquire resistance to a given drug by mutation of pre-existing genes or by the acquisition of new genes from other bacteria. One ongoing example of these mechanisms is the evolution of new variants of the TEM and SHV beta-lactamases with altered substrate specificity.
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